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Lagos Defends Flood Control as Climate Pressures Rise Lagos Environment Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab inspects drainage channels during a flood control assessment in Lagos.

Lagos Environment Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab inspects drainage channels during a flood control assessment in Lagos.

Lagos Defends Flood Control as Climate Pressures Rise

Korede Abdullah July 5, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says its sustained investment in flood control infrastructure and climate...

Lagos Expands Drainage Dredging After Flash Floods Flooded road in Lagos after heavy rainfall as the state begins dredging additional drainage channels.

Flooded road in Lagos after heavy rainfall as the state begins dredging additional drainage channels.

Lagos Expands Drainage Dredging After Flash Floods

Korede Abdullah July 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has approved the immediate dredging and maintenance of 28 additional...

Lagos Repatriates 226 Beggars After Statewide Sweep Environmental enforcement officials conducting an operation against street begging in Lagos

Environmental enforcement officials conducting an operation against street begging in Lagos

Lagos Repatriates 226 Beggars After Statewide Sweep

Korede Abdullah June 19, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has announced plans to return 226 beggars arrested during a...

Lagos Unveils 10 New Waste Trucks to Boost Sanitation Newly commissioned waste compactor trucks for Lagos waste management operations.

Lagos Unveils 10 New Waste Trucks to Boost Sanitation

Korede Abdullah June 11, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has strengthened its waste management infrastructure with the deployment of...

Lagos Cracks Down on Street Begging, Rescues 45 Vulnerable Persons Lagos officials conduct enforcement operations against street begging and homelessness.

Lagos officials conduct enforcement operations against street begging and homelessness.

Lagos Cracks Down on Street Begging, Rescues 45 Vulnerable Persons

Korede Abdullah June 4, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to tackle street begging and homelessness, rescuing...

Lagos Sanitation Drive Gains Momentum Across Communities Residents and government officials participating in Lagos monthly sanitation exercise.

Residents and government officials participating in Lagos monthly sanitation exercise.

Lagos Sanitation Drive Gains Momentum Across Communities

Korede Abdullah May 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified environmental advocacy efforts following growing public participation in...

Lagos Warns Residents Against Illegal Refuse Disposal During Cleanup Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab

Lagos Warns Residents Against Illegal Refuse Disposal During Cleanup

Korede Abdullah May 29, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified its crackdown on illegal waste disposal ahead of...

LAWMA Arrests Three Residents Over Illegal Waste Dumping LAWMA officials enforce sanitation laws during operation in Ketu-Alapere

LAWMA Arrests Three Residents Over Illegal Waste Dumping

Korede Abdullah May 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority has arrested three residents for illegally dumping refuse in...

Lagos Expands Public Toilets Network to Combat Open Defecation Crisis Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab presenting climate strategies at Harvard forum

Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab presenting climate strategies at Harvard forum

Lagos Expands Public Toilets Network to Combat Open Defecation Crisis

Korede Abdullah April 19, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government says it has deployed 1,710 public toilets across the state...

Lagos Prosecutes 8,000 Offenders in Open Defecation Crackdown Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab presenting climate strategies at Harvard forum

Lagos Prosecutes 8,000 Offenders in Open Defecation Crackdown

Korede Abdullah March 18, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos authorities prosecute more than 8,000 residents within one year for environmental offences, including...

Tokunbo Wahab

Lagos Defends Flood Control as Climate Pressures Rise

Lagos Expands Drainage Dredging After Flash Floods

Lagos Repatriates 226 Beggars After Statewide Sweep

Lagos Unveils 10 New Waste Trucks to Boost Sanitation

Lagos Sanitation Drive Gains Momentum Across Communities

Lagos Warns Residents Against Illegal Refuse Disposal During Cleanup

LAWMA Arrests Three Residents Over Illegal Waste Dumping

Lagos Expands Public Toilets Network to Combat Open Defecation Crisis

Lagos Prosecutes 8,000 Offenders in Open Defecation Crackdown

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